The Constitutional Rights of the Child And Student Discipline: The Lost Battle for Secondary School Principals In Mauritius?
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper examines the constitutional rights of the child as per international conventions and the laws that Mauritius has passed to promote and protect the interests of the child in the society and in schools. The authority of the principals in promoting student discipline is looked into within this lens to understand their power to lead student discipline in state secondary schools. It is found that the school head has a limited authority in effectively disciplining students due to the exigencies of countries like Mauritius to respect the different conventions and the centralisation of policy making and implementation concerning student discipline. Besides, the discussion in this paper enlightens about the favour of the Ministry of Education to implement punitive disciplinary measures, which somehow contradicts its mandate to protect the Child’s dignity. It is recommended that there should be a shift from the punitive discipline approach to positive discipline approach. This shift allows the principals to respect the student’s constitutional rights and promote self-discipline which increases students’ self-esteem.
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Dr. Belle Louis Jinot
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